ving it a rating. This might also involve a hotline for people to call if they find illegal activity on the web. Net filtering tools would also be implemented but only voluntarily. Unfortunately, D’Amico feels that there are some holes in Bertelsmann’s proposal. For instance, the self-rating system is no different from going up to a guy on the street and asking him to rate what he says. Would something like this actually work and serve a purpose? In schools, Dyrli feels that all schools should initiate some type of an Acceptable Use Policy (AUP). This policy, however, needs to be localized for different schools in different environments. Too many times, schools will simply copy another schools idea. This can’t be done when speaking of an AUP. Every school should have a different policy that applies to that school (18). I agree with Barlow’s ideas that censorship will only damage what we now have. Censorship will only prove that we can be completely controlled by our government. That shows we are weak and weak is something I don’t want to be known as. Pornography has been a major issue of concern for the Internet ever since it’s beginning days. In earlier days, if you wanted to find something pornographic, you had to go to your local gas station or to a side of the road shack where most people feel only the most unmentionable of unmentionables would show their face. There wasn’t a problem with children purchasing or getting their hands on this material unless they happened to find it in their big brother’s room. The shacks, though some may consider dirty, wouldn’t dare let a child inside. Owners know enough to keep them away from such material. The Internet, however, has opened an entirely new doorway for pornography. No longer do adults have to risk being noticed by someone else at the counter when purchasing a pornographic magazine. They can now sit in the privacy of their own home ...
